In Iraq, Egypt’s top diplomat in Baghdad is still missing after being kidnapped by gunmen on Saturday. Ihab al-Sharif became the first head of a foreign mission to be captured since the war began. He was poised to become the first Arab ambassador to the new Iraqi government. Meanwhile the top diplomat at Bahrain’s embassy was wounded earlier today when gunmen shot him in the shoulder in Baghdad.
Egypt’s Top Diplomat Kidnapped in Baghdad
HeadlineJul 05, 2005